tempest
noun /ˈtempɪst/
/ˈtempɪst/
(formal or literary)Idioms - a violent storm
大风暴；暴风雨；暴风雪 - The screaming tempest whipped into the house, hurling furniture across the room.
尖叫的暴风雨冲进房子，把家具扔进房间。
词源Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’. - The screaming tempest whipped into the house, hurling furniture across the room.
Idioms
a tempest in a teapot (North American English)
(British English a storm in a teacup)
- a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important
茶杯里的风暴；大惊小怪；小题大做